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Definition of Grosbeak

Grosbeak
Grosbeak Gros"beak, n. [Gross + beak: cf. F. gros-bec.] (Zo["o]l.) One of various species of finches having a large, stout beak. The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is Coccothraustes vulgaris. Note: Among the best known American species are the rose-breasted (Habia Ludoviciana); the blue (Guiraca c[oe]rulea); the pine (Pinicola enucleator); and the evening grosbeak. See Hawfinch, and Cardinal grosbeak, Evening grosbeak, under Cardinal and Evening. [Written also grossbeak.]

Meaning of Grosbeak from wikipedia

- Grosbeak /ˈɡroʊsbiːk/ is a form taxon containing various species of seed-eating p****erine birds with large beaks. Although they all belong to the superfamily...
- rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovici****), colloquially called "cut-throat" due to its coloration, is a large, seed-eating grosbeak in the cardinal...
- evening grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) is a p****erine bird in the finch family Fringillidae found in North America. The evening grosbeak is bulky...
- The pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) is a large member of the true finch family, Fringillidae. It is the only species in the genus Pinicola. It is found...
- into fifty genera. It includes the canaries, siskins, redpolls, serins, grosbeaks and euphonias, as well as the morphologically divergent Hawaiian honeycreepers...
- The black-headed grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) is a medium-sized, seed-eating bird in the family Cardinalidae. It is sometimes considered conspecific...
- The yellow grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysopeplus), also known as the Mexican yellow grosbeak, is a medium-sized seed-eating bird in the same family as the...
- The grosbeak starling (Scissirostrum dubium), also known as the grosbeak myna, finch-billed myna, or scissor-billed starling, is a species of starling...
- The blue grosbeak (P****erina caerulea), is a medium-sized North American p****erine bird in the cardinal family Cardinalidae. It is mainly migratory, wintering...
- The wahi grosbeak or Oʻahu grosbeak (Chloridops wahi) is a prehistoric species of Hawaiian honeycreeper. The wahi grosbeak was endemic to dry forests...